Cookie Use Notification

This site uses cookies to provide you with a more responsive and personalised service.

By using this site you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our cookie notice. Please read our cookie notice for more information on the cookies we use and how to delete or block the use of cookies.

Cookies Policy – Effective as of June 29, 2012

This website is operated by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. on behalf of ourselves, our group companies, international partnerships and affiliated organisations ("C&W", "we", "our" or "us").

This Cookies Policy is incorporated into and part of the Privacy Policy (may change). The Privacy Policy is in turn incorporated into and part of the Terms of Use that govern your access to and use of this website, including any content and services offered on or through this website (the "Website"). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, including this Cookies Policy, and the Terms of Use.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer and are commonly used on the internet. There are various types of cookies which perform different functions, such as analysing a user's browsing behaviour or recording a user's navigation of a website so that when a user revisits that site, the site owner can present tailored options to the user based on the stored information about previous visits.

We use cookies to implement and remember user preferences and also to monitor site user traffic and usage. This helps use to understand how visitors use our Website so that we can develop and improve the design, layout and functionality of the Website.

Accepting or rejecting cookies

Most web browsers will accept cookies, but if you would prefer that we did not collect data by this method, you can disable this function within your browser settings. If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your web browser software to delete cookies and disable their use.

For more information about cookies, including further information about deleting or disabling cookies, please visit the All About Cookies website.

We use cookies to:

collect information that will help us to distinguish visitors, to implement language preferences on our website and to improve their experience;

compile statistical reports on website activity through analytics cookies e.g. numbers of visitors and the pages they visit; and

remember information about you when you visit our Website.

Below, we have set out the three categories of cookies that we use on our Website.

These cookies are:

Strictly necessary cookies

Performance cookies

Functionality cookies

Our Website also includes third party cookies, which are cookies not set by Cushman & Wakefield. For each of the three categories above, you can find descriptions of the cookies below.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, such as logging into your account or customer profile, cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.

AUTH_COOKIE – this cookie is used to track a user's login and enable the user to access the secure section of the Website.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. We use a number of analytics web cookies which are set out below. These analytics cookies allow us to record information such as the number of visitors to the Website (new and repeat visitors), duration on the site, number of registration completions, entry and exit page of user; all of which enables us to see how visitors use the Website so that we can improve the way that our Website works. These cookies do not collect personal information that identifies a visitor as the information contained is anonymous, however some will track a users' IP addresses to provide us with information about which companies are accessing our Website.

SC_ANALYTICS_SESSION_COOKIE – this analytics cookie is provided by Sitecore. It records which pages of the Website you visit and how long you stay on it. We use this information to help improve our Website. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the Website.

SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL – this analytics cookie is provided by Sitecore. It tracks a visitor’s multiple visits to our Website in one year. We use this information to help improve our Website. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the Website.

ProspectFinder – this analytics cookie provided by enecto tracks which pages the user has been visiting during the session and identifies corporate users according to the IP address they enter the Website. The IP addresses are used to track which companies are accessing our Website. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the Website.

Google Analytics cookie ("_utma/b/z2) – this analytics cookie provided by Google allows us to measure and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, visitor numbers, and which pages are used. We use this information to help improve our Website. The information generated by this cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

These cookies may be changed if the functionality of the Website changes.

Functionality cookies

These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced features. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised. They do not gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remember where you have been on the internet.

USE_COOKIES – this cookie is placed to recognise when a user has permitted the use of site cookies.

PREFERRED_SITE - this cookie is used to track a user's preferred country.

Website#lang – this cookie is provided by Sitecore. This cookie tracks a user's language selection. The name of the cookie varies based on the configured site name (e.g. cushwake#lang).

These cookies may be changed if the functionality of the Website changes.

Web Beacons

We may also use pixel technology (also known as "web beacons" or "clear GIF's") in our emails. These web beacons can be used in conjunction with information collected via cookies to identify our users and personalise the Website and our services whenever possible and to track the success of marketing campaigns.

For example, if a user has opened an email from us containing web beacons and has accepted cookies on our Website, we can: find out when the user has opened our email; welcome the user back personally to our Website; and track which pages of our Website the user visits.

If you object to web beacons, we recommend that you follow the instructions for deleting existing cookies and disabling future cookies on the All about Cookies website.

This policy may be updated from time to time.

Please note that if you disable cookies, the Website functionality may be impaired and you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our site.If you have any questions about Cushman & Wakefield’s Cookies Policy, please send an email to web.manager@cushwake.com.